Colombo Declaration on Sustainable Nitrogen Management
Updated: 25 Oct 2025
Ministry:
Ministry of Environment, Forest And Climate Change
Beneficiary:
Miscellaneous
Overview
The Global Roadmap on Nitrogen is a UN-endorsed plan launched by Sri Lanka in 2019 to halve nitrogen waste by 2030. It is developed with support from the International Nitrogen Management System and the Global Environment Facility.
- It is a roadmap for action on nitrogen challenges proposed by Sri Lanka in 2019 and endorsed by the United Nations member states. It seeks to halve nitrogen waste by 2030.
- It has been developed with the technical support of the International Nitrogen Management System (INMS), a joint activity of the UNEP and the International Nitrogen Initiative supported by the Global Environment Facility (GEF).